2000
2000
enameled tin, leather, iron, lithograph on tin
estimate: $500–700
result: $845
Largest example (bus) measures: 4 w x 12.5 d x 4.5 h inches. Each example styled in the travel motif, comprising of luggage, handbags, trunks, and a bus. Six by Huntley & Palmer: Orient (1899-1900), Wallet (1903-1904), Satchel (1908), Leather Case (after 1910), and two Pencil Boxes (1912-1913). Four by MacFarlane, Lang & Co., one by Côte d'Or, one by Larus & Bro. Co. for Cut Plug Tobacco, and five various by unknown makers. Etched or enameled manufacturer's mark to base or interior of six examples ‘Huntley & Palmers Biscuits Reading & London’.